Marilyn Kaye Witte

Marilyn Kaye Zwiebel was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on December 20, 1947. Her family lived near Syracuse until they moved to Yutan, Nebraska so her father could work with his brother. She spent her childhood with her younger sisters Diane and Jackie. Marilyn attended Yutan High School where she was involved in volleyball and pep club. She graduated in 1966 and attended CE School of Commerce where she earned a diploma in Junior Accounting. In 1970, she married Bill Witte, and they had two children, Kyle and Colleen. Marilyn stayed home with the children, taking them to the library, getting them to all their activities, and took Thursday mornings to go bowling with her friends. As her children grew older, she didn’t miss a baseball game, or gymnastics meet. She was just as dedicated with her grandchildren, rarely missing an event that they were participating in. She went to work for Wells Dairy part-time in 1984 as a sales/accounting assistant and started working full-time for Wells in 1990 until her retirement in 2008. She made many friends during her time at Wells and continued to meet her former co-workers for lunches. She worked part-time at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch from 2008-2023 where she made Pie and made wonderful friends with her co-workers. She became a member of Hope Presbyterian in 2007, and the church became a second family to Marilyn. She was a member of the regular choir and bell choir, was a part of the quilting group, and was in charge of youth group meals and the annual Tea. She moved to Clarinda, Iowa in June of 2024 to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren. She loved watching them play sports and became involved with bell choir and Bible study in Clarinda. She became a member of First Christian Church and the congregation there welcomed her and helped make her feel at home in Clarinda. Marilyn died at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs on Sunday, October 19th. She was preceded in death by her parents Dorothy and Harold Zwiebel. She is survived by her son Kyle Witte and his wife Lori and their children: Ryan Witte of Austin, TX, Haeleigh and Dax Witte of San Antonio, TX, her daughter Colleen Comer and her husband Dan and their children, Tatum, Emmett, and Isla of Clarinda, IA, her sister Diane Sealock and her husband Bob of Lincoln, and sister Jackie Pella and husband Steve of Omaha. Memorial service 11 AM Friday, Hope Presbyterian Church, 5220 S. 159th St., Omaha, NE 68135. Inurnment at Prospect Hill Cemetery of Elkhorn. Visitation Thursday 5:30-7:30 PM, also at Hope Presbyterian Church. Memorials to the family for later designation.

Marilyn Kaye Witte

December 20, 1947 - October 19, 2025